Use of Can and Can't

  You know it by different names: past continuous, past continuous, or past progressive. In the end, it is one of the most important and used tenses in English. For this reason and in order to improve your verbal and written expression when using it, here you can find when you should use it, the affirmative, negative and interrogative structures, as well as examples. How and when is the past continuous used? The past continuous in English is used to: 1. Express actions or states that were taking place in the past when another action or state interrupts or reinforces it. For example: I  was walking  when I saw an eagle  (Estaba caminando cuando vi un águila). 2. Offer context, that is, give information about events or situations at a specific time. Last year, I  was studying  for the exams  (El año pasado, estaba estudiando para los exámenes)  3. Mention two or more actions from the past that happened at the same time. While my son  was playin...

  1. Structure of if-clauses If-clauses can be clause-initial (1.), clause-medial (2.) as well as clause-final (3.). If you like, we can watch a film. We, if you like, can watch a film. We can watch a film if you like. 2. Types Aside from the typical type I, II, III structure, conditionals can be divided into two categories: real  and  unreal conditionals . 2.1. Real condition Conditional sentence type If I have money, I  spend  it. Present Real Conditional – type I If I had money, I  spent  it. Past Real Conditional – type I If I have money, I  will/am going to spend  it. Future Real Conditional – type I 2.2. Unreal condition Conditional sentence Explanation type If I had had money, I  would have spent  it.   Past unreal Conditional – type III If I had money, I  would spend  it. I think about spending the money TODAY. Present unreal Conditional – type II If I had money, I  would spend  it. I think about spe...

  Do you have doubts about the simple future and the use of will and won't? In this blog we will help you, explaining, step by step and with examples, what the simple future is and when it is used. Keep reading and you will have no doubts! What is the simple future? The simple future indicates actions that will occur in the future. The modal verbs of the simple future are will, shall, and be going to, and they have different forms depending on whether they are: In affirmative: -will -shall -Be going to   In negative: -Will not or won't -Shall not -Be not going to   In interrogative: -will -shall -Be going to When is the simple future used? The simple future is used in the following cases  Actions decided at the moment - I am hungry. I’m going to eat an apple.  – Tengo hambre. Voy a comerme una manzana. - I’m out of vegetables, I’ll (I will) go shopping.  – Ya no me quedan verduras, iré a comprar. Actions of the future, not planned - I think it will rain lat...

  Tips to Practice 1. Haz Una lista En una hoja, escribe “ my skills ” (mis habilidades) y dibuja una línea vertical para crear dos columnas.  Escribe en una de las columnas todas las cosas que puedes hacer, y en la otra columna las cosas que no puedes hacer.  Te sugerimos que escribas los verbos debajo de cada columna (en inglés, si tienes que usar el traductor está bien), no la frase completa. Cuando termines la lista, construye las frases en voz alta. Por ejemplo, si una de las cosas que puedes hacer es diseñar, di “ I can design” . Cuando estés preparado, grábate explicando la lista completa.  2. Lo Que Podía y lo Que Podré Hacer Si ya manejas aunque sea un poco el pasado y futuro simple, este ejercicio te viene como anillo al dedo.  Piensa en cómo han evolucionado tus habilidades y cómo crees que seguirán evolucionando, y escribe al respecto . La idea es comparar y reflexionar. Por ejemplo, - When I was a child, I was very confident. I could sing and d...

 Use of Can and Can't With the modal verb can and can't in English, we come to the favorite topic of all motivational speakers, who say things like  “ yes, we can ”. When to Use the Modal Verb "Can" and "Can't" in English? The most basic use of "can" and "can't" is to express skills. If we can draw, we will say: I can draw If, on the other hand, we cannot cook and we are burned to the water, we can say: I can't cook / I can't cook That is, we use "can" to express that we have the ability to do something and "can't" to say that we do not have the ability to do it. Let's look at some examples from the animal world: Birds can fly  / las aves pueden volar Dolphins can swim  / los delfines pueden nadar Penguins can’t fly  / los pingüinos no pueden volar Monkeys can walk  / los monos pueden caminar Fish can’t run  / los peces no pueden correr Other Uses of Can and Can't We could also use "can...